Consider the case of an application for Social Security benefits filed by a parent or guardian on behalf of a minor or mentally incompetent person. The initial application is turned down several times on separate occasions. The claimant, who was not represented by an experience Social Security Disability attorney, did not file for reconsideration on […]
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND THE JOBS THAT NO LONGER EXIST
The Social Security Administration pays social security disability benefits “only if his physical or mental impairment or impairments are of such severity that he/she is unable to do his previous work and cannot………engage in any other kind of substantial gainful work which exists in the national economy.” “Work which exists in the national economy” means […]
Social Security and Alcoholism
The Social Security Administration (SSA) will not find you to be disabled if alcoholism or drug addiction is a contributing factor material to the determination of whether you are disabled. This means that even if you are disabled, SSA will decide whether you would be able to work if you stopped using drugs and alcohol. […]